Apple has refreshed its desktop offerings with a new, bigger 24in iMac all-in-one computer and a smaller and greener Mac mini. The 24in iMac joins the original 20in model but comes with twice the memory and storage at 4GB and 640GB, respectively. Under the hood are Intel chips ranging from 2.66GHz to 3.06GHz and a variety of integrated or dedicated nVidia graphics solutions.

The new Mac mini measures in at 6.5 x 6.5 x 2in and is powered by a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, with up to 4GB of DDR3 memory and a HDD up to 320GB. Apple’s claiming a 5-fold boost in performance with the GeForce 9400M integrated graphics and says it’s the greenest Mac mini to date, using less than 13W of power when idle.
Read the rest of this entry

Stuff like this, particularly in times like these, infuriate me. but if you can find the comedy in the lunacy of it all, my hat goes off to you. The King’s Button iPhone 3G, designed by Peter Aloissonis is without a doubt the worlds most expensive iPhone. Why is it so expensive? Try these specs on for size:

-The main button is actually a 6.6 Carat diamond

-The casing is made of 18 Carat Yellow Gold, White Gold and Rose Gold

-The border around the phone consists of 138 finely cut diamonds.

If this is how you think you should spend your lunch money, then eat up! While we see this as the epitome of excess, we understand it’s probably just right for some people. We call them “rappers.

Apple’s iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Pro could be getting a refresh later this month. Rumours doing the rounds online Apple will hold an event to refresh the desktop machines, with all new iMac models, a revamped Mac Mini and more powerful Mac Pro launching on March 24. What will be inside the new machines? Find out after the jump!

Two separate Apple sites are citing sources for a March 24 Apple event, where the company will unveils its refreshed Mac line, including “a new Mac mini, iMac with the new NVIDIA chipset, Mac Pros with Xeon processors along with a pleasant ’surprise’.”
Read the rest of this entry

Currently, Verizon Wireless subscribers in the market for a unique phone take note: LG’s latest touchscreen phone, the aptly named Versa, has officially dropped on the former “In Network”. The Versa sports a 3 inch screen boasting an animated 3D interface, a 2 megapixel camera with face detection and a built in image editor, a full HTML Web browser that supports Flash and RSS feeds, GPS, Visual Voice Mail, a built in accelerometer, a microSD card slot, and EV-DO Rev.
Read the rest of this entry

Acer has no plans to rest with the success of its Aspire One netbook. They’re already working hard on a new model that improves on its predecessor.

The new model will feature a slimmer chassis and come with an SD memory card slot like the one that first appeared on the 8.9? model.
Read the rest of this entry

Don’t get a Mini 10! Dell’s new netbook will not permit upgrading of the 1GB of RAM it comes with, unlike practically every other model on the market, including its popular Mini 9. Windows XP can’t be bundled with machines containing more than 1GB of RAM, as per Microsoft’s licensing rules. Netbooks typically come with XP, as it is leaner and faster than Vista.

Read the rest of this entry

Dell has unwrapped Latitude XT2 that touts to be the industry’s first multi-touch enabled tablet PC. The 12.1-inch capacitive touchscreen takes multi-touch commands from fingers as well as included EM Digitizer pen. The base configuration starts from $2,399 and makes the tablet look underpowered because of Windows Vista being run on a 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 1GB RAM.
Read the rest of this entry

Currently, Nikon released the AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm F/1.8G Lens, which gives DX users their first fixed length fast lens, in a length that that for all practical purposes provides the look of a 50mm prime.

I was confused by this move yesterday, but given the price is about $200, the lens makes more sense, especially from Nikon’s sales point of view.

Read the rest of this entry

Acer began small volume shipments of their 10.1-inch Aspire One netbooks today in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It’s expected that large volume shipments for larger, global markets will begin in mid-February.

Acer’s Chairman J.T. Wang also stated that Acer is looking to adopt strong policies toward promoting netbooks in 2009, with a target of shipping 12-15 million units.
Read the rest of this entry

Sky introduce there new products Sky+ HD decoder at the low cost, its only £49 . It could not hassle on your part having this Gadgets with a high quality in a low cost.

As the majority of us know (by majority, I mean those of us that have been subjected to all the market hammering over the past 3 years or so over the “new HD age”) HD is the future. And Sky is putting its money where its mouth is, offering the Sky+ HD box/decoder for a credit crunch-friendly £49.00.

It could be onto a winner too. According to Sky’s latest figures, 188,000 people went HD with the company in the last three months of 2008, doubling the number of the previous three months as well as bumping up the total number of Sky HD houses to 779,000. And that was before the cheap box sweetened the deal. The credit crunch might help the broadcaster too – as finances tighten, staying in just might become the new going out. Although with minimum monthly costs of £16.50 for Sky, along with a HD package starting at £9.75, it’s not exactly budget entertainment.